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Free problem solving activities
FREEBIE 4th Grade Math Digital Escape Room FREE
This Digital Classroom Escape is an interactive activity which promotes peer collaboration and problem solving. Standards based math questions, challenges, and puzzlers combine to create the perfect blend of learning and fun!This Digital Escape covers the following: key skills from 3rd grade Theme of Escape: Using their math skills students must find their way back from the decade they were teleported to...the 80's! This Tanya Yero Teaching resource can be used in the classroom and/or for distan
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3rd - 5th
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STEM Activities Rollercoaster Challenge FREE Marble Run Easy STEAM Summer Projec
This STEM challenge will guide your students to build a roller coaster track. Challenge students to create a track that will keep the marble running the longest. This activity can be completed as whole group or rotation style. Easy prep & simple materials needed!This freebie is part of a my SUMMER STEM BUNDLE -Click here to Save 30% & grab all SUMMER STEM Challenges * This is perfect for summer school & end of the year fun!INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:Google Slides Presentation / works
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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FREE Brain Teasers for Transitions Higher Level Thinking - Fast Finishers
Want to encourage your students to use higher-level thinking? You'll love this FREE three-page sample of Brain Teasers. You can use these creative thinking activities for transition times, fast finishers, and as an extra activity for your sub tub! Some teachers like to use them for Morning Work or End of the Day activities too!It includes:3 Pages of Brain Teaser QuestionsRecord Sheet (optional - you can use them whole-class on the Smart Board)Answer KeysGET MORE with the complete set of 40 Brain
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3rd - 5th
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5 Minutes Left and What Can I Do? : 100 Fun and Challenging Puzzles
Thank you for visiting this page! After 30+ years of teaching, these are my absolute favorite classroom-tested time fillers. Every teacher needs to have something ready when a planned lesson ends earlier than anticipated or the kids just need a break at the end of the period.
Some puzzles I have used over the years just do not work well; these all do. What they have in common is that they are challenging, engaging to all students, and effective problem-solving/critical thinking activities.
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5th - 12th
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FREE Math Logic Puzzles Enrichment 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Grade
6 Picture problems that engage students to develop fact fluency and problem solve using critical thinking skills. - Level 1 includes problems with Addition Facts to 10. It would suit approximately grade one, but could be below or above depending on student ability.- Level 2 includes Addition and Subtraction problems to 30. It would suit approximately grade two, but could be below or above depending on student ability.- Level 3 includes Addition and Subtraction problems to 30 and Multiplication u
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles 1st Grade - 6th Grade Enrichment BUNDLE Volume One
Presidents' Day Early Finisher Activities - Crack the Code | Word Search | Maze
Sneak in a little math and literacy with these fun no prep Presidents' Day early finisher activities and puzzles such as a word search, crack the code, maze, hidden pictures, and color by number that are perfect for morning work, sub plans, literacy centers, independent work, and more! Your students will love them! Included in this resource:Color by NumberSecret MessageHidden PicturesMazeCrack the CodeWord SearchFind the PathComplete the PictureWhat’s Happening?Unscramble the PictureMissing Vowe
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2nd - 5th
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Logic Puzzle: Who Adopted Who? - Bellringer, Free Time, Critical Thinking
In this fun logic puzzle, which will only take about 15 minutes, students use pictures and clues to make deductions that lead to the one and only solution to the question, "Which dog did each child adopt at the animal shelter?" PDF or interactive Google Slides for distance learning.The FREE puzzle can be used as a warm-up, bellringer, or free-time activity. It does involve critical thinking and logic skills, so it is not a waste of time.Answer Key included!NEW - NOW AVAILABLE IN INTERACTIVE GOOG
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4th - 8th
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FREEBIE PREWRITING WORKBOOK 10 pages ! Color & trace the pre-writing lines!
This is a FREEBIE to for your students to trace pre-writing lines and color in pictures. ALL I ASK IS YOU PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK. This features 10 pages of drawing pre-writing type strokes. Help those tiny hands get a workout in a motivating way!
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This is perfect as an intervention for hand strength
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PreK - 1st
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STEM Challenge Sticks and Cups Tower FREEBIE
This is a tower-building event using two very simple materials! Kids will love this and so will you! If you are looking for an easy STEM challenge to get started with STEM this is perfect! (And, of course, it's free!)Ideas for use:This tower challenge is one we completed purely for fun. It’s a fantastic challenge to use as a reward for your class, a sub day, a fun Friday afternoon, STEM night at your school, Grandparent’s Day, a holiday celebration using cups decorated for the holiday, and so mu
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2nd - 5th
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FREE Giving COMPLIMENTS BOOKMARKS Affirmations Coloring Pages to Build Character
Celebrate World Compliments Day or International Day of Friendship with these FREE compliment bookmarks. An engaging no-prep mindfulness or character building activity, these coloring sheets strengthen friendships, build self esteem, and affirm positive character traits.What I love about these bookmarks is you're getting all the benefits of coloring (and there are many) and mindfulness while building a growth mindset. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Teacher FeedbackAs part of my school's focus on wellbeing and relationsh
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2nd - 4th
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FREE Halloween Brain Break Activities and NO PREP Worksheets for October
FREE NO PREP Halloween Brain Break Activities for October are here to save the day for your early finishers, morning work, center activities & MORE! The WORD SCRAMBLE and HALLOWEEN MAZE pages are sure to engage your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade students during the SPOOKY season!************************************************************************************************************LOVE these NO PREP worksheets? SAVE your time, money, and SANITY & grab the BIG BUNDLE of 35 Hallowee
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2nd - 6th
Finding Slope and Y-Intercept from a Table
Are you looking for an activity to help students in finding slope and y-intercept from a table? Miss Kuiper's Classroom has you covered with this scaffolded finding slope and y-intercept form a table activity! ⭐This resource includes⭐Page 4: Common Core StandardsPage 5: DirectionsPage 6 & 7: Worksheet #1 → Uses the terms “Growth” & “Starting Value”Page 8 & 9: Worksheet #2 → Uses the terms “Slope” & “Y-Intercept”Page 10: Answer Key✨How This Activity Works✨Students will practice fi
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Gingerbread Man School Hunt
Distribute these clues throughout your school and let your kiddos go on a gingerbread chase. Read each clue to your students as they figure out what the next location is that they need to look for the G-Bread Man. (There is a graphic clue on the top of each clue sheet that you can show them if they need a little extra help:)
There are seven clues included in this packet. The rooms that they will visit are:
The gym
The office
The music room
The computer lab
The cafeteria
The nurse's office
and t
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PreK - 2nd
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FREE Summer Math Riddles Puzzle Pixel Art - End of the Year - 3rd, 4th, 5th
Are you looking for an engaging, no-prep, end of the year math activity? This Logic Puzzle Pixel Art is a fun, digital way to practice order of operations and properties of operations as well as develop students’ number sense and problem-solving. It includes printable copies, in case you want students to work out their thinking first on paper. It is a summer-themed math riddle, which makes it perfect for the end of the school year or for summer school.What is Pixel Art?Pixel Art is a formatted G
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3rd - 5th
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FREE Math Centers Math Tiles
Math tiles are a hands-on activity that takes students’ thinking beyond procedures and rote memorization. This engaging resource activates critical thinking and problem solving skills, all while developing algebraic thinking. Students must arrange 10 number tiles (0-9) on the various Time to Tile cards in order to correctly complete the mathematical tasks.This resource includes:• 10 different Time to Tile cards in color and black & white. - Equivalent Fractions - Improper Fractions and Mix
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4th - 7th
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Behavior Basics: Social Scenarios
"Social Scenarios" is a packet of skill building activity cards designed to help students develop strategies for responding to others in an appropriate manner. Students with social skill deficits tend to have more negative interactions with others. They often have difficulty interpreting social cues and can be inflexible in their desire to have things a certain way. This can make navigating the social landscape very difficult at school. "Social Scenarios" present challenging vignettes set within
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5th - 12th
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STEM Challenge Mystery Build FREEBIE
Do your students like mysteries? This STEM Challenge will be an exciting adventure for them! Students have a mystery to solve with what they are building and what materials they will need to be successful!What is the challenge?In this challenge, students will be assigned a structure to build and a list of possible materials. Teams will have to work together to choose the right materials to build their structure and stay within a purchasing budget for those materials. To make it really fun, every
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3rd - 5th
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100th Day of School Fun {FREE}
Celebrate the 100th Day of School!Have some fun on the 100th Day and celebrate learning with the printables in this FREE pack! To see how I use these activities check out my blog post here: Top 5 100th Day Activities Features: • STEM building project with 2 different options • Writing 100 Words • 100 Sticker/Stamp 10 frames • Star for 100 Stamp Crowns • Sorting Sheet for 100th Day Necklaces***************************************************************************
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Solving and Graphing Inequalities - Foldable and Scavenger Hunt
This FREE resource includes an INEQUALITY FOLDABLE and SCAVENGER HUNT. Students can use the foldable as a reference as they self-check on the sixteen question scavenger hunt.
The foldable provides various examples of inequalities graphed on a number line. There are examples of less than, greater than, less than or equal to and greater than or equal to inequalities. On the inside of the foldable, students can practice one of each type of inequality problem. The bottom portion of the foldab
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Grades:
6th - 9th, Adult Education
Angle Relationships Task Cards
This FREE angle relationships task card resource contains 16 task cards for students to practice reasoning with angle measures. Students will apply the rules for different types of angles to to determine the missing angle measures on each card.Concepts included in this task card set include:vertical anglescomplementary anglessupplementary anglesadjacent anglescorresponding anglesparallel linestransversalsA student response sheet and an answer key are included.Task cards are a very flexible reso
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6th - 7th
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Self Control Game - "I Have, Who Has"
Students acting impulsively? Use this FREE game to help them to consider the consequences of their actions! A fun, active way to teach students to think about the choices they are making!This freebie is part of a bigger resource of Self Control Games! ******************************************************************************************************************* What People Are Saying About This Resource: Dana said "I love this! Each of the resources I have purchased has been great!" Carla s
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3rd - 5th
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Leprechaun Trap Challenge FREE March STEM Activity STEAM Activities Low Prep
Show your students how to catch a leprechaun with a leprechaun trap!!! This FREE St Patricks Day STEM challenge will get students designing a Leprechaun Trap. Perfect for March STEM activities! LOW PREP and easy to set up for including into any classroom with one sided response sheets, certificates, and more.⭐This is included in the MARCH STEM BUNDLE - Click here to view more!INCLUDED IN THIS LEPRECHAUN TRAP ACTIVITY:Leprechaun Trap Task Card printables (small for independent, large for group)Ac
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K - 3rd
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Logic Puzzle Ice Cream - Bellringer, Free Time, Critical Thinking Activity
In this fun, free logic puzzle, which will only take about 15 minutes, students use pictures and clues to make deductions that lead to the one and only solution to the question, "Which ice cream flavor did each person choose? " PDF easy-print or interactive Google Slides for easy distance learning.The puzzle can be used as a warm-up, bellringer, or free-time activity. It does involve critical thinking and logic skills, so it is not a waste of time.And for related ice cream themed lessons, such a
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4th - 8th
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New Years 2024 Brain Break Activities and NO PREP Worksheets FREEBIE
FREE NO PREP New Years 2024 Brain Break Activities to the rescue!! Are you looking for fun mazes, find the difference coloring pictures, connect the dots, riddles, logic puzzles, sudoku puzzles, or a word search this January for your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade students to help them focus and be more productive?? Then, try out this FREEBIE sampler of a New Year's Maze and Poppin' into a New Year Logic Puzzle. The complete New Year's PDF of NO PREP WORKSHEETS is the perfect collection of pri
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in: New Years 2024 Activities BUNDLE of Goal Setting Brain Breaks and Trivia
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